Homemade Ice Cream Cake

My husband isn't much of a desert eater, but he loves ice cream cakes from Dairy Queen. So this Father's Day, instead of buying one I thought I would give it a go at making my own. The only way I was going to even attempt this is if I could find a recipe for the crunchy part in the middle. Lucky for me, I found one and to my surprise it only had two ingredients!

I bought all the ingredients and set forth to create this yummy, cute cake. Now, I have to fill you in on some helpful hints to make this easier for all of you; if you choose to make your own cake.

1. If one of your ice cream layers is chocolate, put it as the bottom layer so the ice cream doesn't melt and mix with the frosting.
2. Freeze the cake after each frosting layer. This makes it easier to smooth the frosting and make a pretty cake.

Okay so lets get on with this:

What you need:

1. 2 flavors of ice cream
2. Something for a base: ie: brownies, cake, pie crust
3. Magic Shell
4. Oreos (I used store brand)
5. Frosting
6. Pan (I used a round pan)
7. Plastic wrap

Here's what your do!

Line the pan with plastic wrap. Put the base of your cake in first.

I used a marble cake that was frozen from Bubba's birthday.

Take out the first layer of ice cream and let ti thaw out.

When the ice cream is the consistency of frosting, spread it on top of the base.

Then gently fold the plastic wrap over the ice cream layer and put it in the

freezer till frozen.

To make the awesome crunchy layer:

Take 2 rows of the cookies and smash them up very small.

I did this in a food processor. If you do not have one, put

the cookies in a baggie and smash them with a rolling pin or soup can.

 

 

Once the cookies are all smashed add the entire bottle of magic shell and mix.

It should look something like this. I know it looks yucky,

but it is so good!

Add the cookie layer on top of the first layer of ice cream and put it back in the freezer for 20 minutes. Now put the final layer of ice cream on top. Then put the cake back in the freezer to set. When it has set, spread the icing on top and decorate.

*** Sorry the rest of the pictures were deleted from my computer and camera.